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Human Resources Statistics

The following information will help guide you to all the latest statistical information on Canada's public service. Follow the links below to access demographic snapshots and other statistical information on employee populations, regional figures, historical trends and more.

Glossary of Key Terms

To assist you with your analysis of Federal Public Service human resources data, we have compiled a glossary of key terms that are used in many of the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer’s (OCHRO) demographic snapshots and reports. This glossary has been developed to help provide a common language across OCHRO's demographic snapshots and reports.

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